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The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, extending for 1,800 km (1,100 mi). Measured along with the Lualaba, the main tributary, the Congo River has a total length of 4,370 km (2,720 mi). It is the only major river to cross the equator twice. [11]
For example, due to 18 cutoffs created between 1766 and 1885, the length of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was reduced by 351 kilometres (218 miles). [10] These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate measurement of the length of a river.
This is a list of countries by total waterways length (km) mostly based on The World Factbook [1] [2] ... Democratic Republic of the Congo: ... 20 Venezuela: 7,200: ...
A map of the principal rivers and lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiloango River; Congo River. M'pozo River; Inkisi River (Zadi River) Ndjili River. Lukaya River; Lukunga River; Kasai River (Kwa River) Fimi River. Lukenie River; Lokoro River; Lotoi River; Kwango River. Kwilu River. Inzia River; Kwenge River; Lutshima River; Wamba ...
The Congo River and its tributaries drain this basin and provide the country with the most extensive network of navigable waterways in Africa. [1] Ten kilometres (6 miles) wide at the mid-point of its length, the river carries a volume of water that is second only to the Amazon's. [1]
The total length of waterways is estimated at 16,238 km [9] including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes. The 1000-kilometre Kinshasa-Kisangani route on the Congo River is the longest and best-known. It is operated by river tugs pushing several barges lashed together, and for the hundreds of passengers and traders these ...
At least 28 people drowned after a boat capsized in the Congo River in Equateur province, local authorities said Sunday. This is the second boat wreck on the Congo River in Equateur province ...
The river continues westward, joining the Congo at Basoko. The length of the Aruwimi–Ituri-Nizi is about 1,287 km (800 mi), with the Ituri being about 650 kilometres (400 mi), the Nizi about 257 kilometres (160 mi) and the Aruwimi about 380 kilometres (240 mi). The Aruwimi is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide where it joins the Congo.